Turban



S. WIENER Jan. 21, 1958 TURBAN Filed Sept. 26, 1955 ma ma INVENTOR:

SIGMUND WIENER whim/v5 Y United States Patent TURBAN Sigmund Wiener, Lucerne, Switzerland Application September 26, 1955, Serial No. 536,561

3 Claims. ((21.- 2-198) This invention relates to headwear, particularly womens headwear, and contemplates a type thereof which can be placed on the head in a variety of arrangements. 7

While womens headwear has already assumed variety approaching the infinite, the turban type of headwear has a continuing attraction because of its neatness and its ability to be stored in a small space when not in use. However, the many attempts to utilize this general type of headwear have resulted either in items which were formed in a single shape and could not be applied to the head in other than one manner or in articles of such complexity that great skill is required to properly arrange them on the head of the wearer.

Accordingly, it is a principal object of the invention to provide a turban-type item of headwear which will be attractive in use and capable of being arranged on the wearers head in a variety of ways.

A further object of the invention is to provide a turbantype item of headwear, as aforesaid, which can be made in contrasting colors and the parts bearing different colors arranged in a variety of ways with respect to each other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a turbantype item of head wear, as aforesaid, which will be simple to place and arrange on the head of the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to provide a turbantype item of headwear, as aforesaid, which will be sufficiently simple in construction as to enable it to be manufactured and sold at a low price.

A further object of the invention is to provide a turbantype item of headwear, as aforesaid, which can be stored in a small space when not in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a turbantype item of headwear, as aforesaid, which can be repeatedly bent and folded when not in use without damage being done thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a turbantype item of headwear, as aforesaid, which can be economically manufactured by a knitting process.

A further object of the invention is to provide a turbantype item of headwear, as aforesaid, capable of utilizing ornamental rings and hooks capable of enhancing its appearance when in use.

Other objects and purposes of the invention will be apparent to persons acquainted with articles of this general type upon a reading of the following specification and inspection of the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a plan view of the item of headwear when folded and assembled for use but not yet arranged on the head of the wearer.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line II--II of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line IH -III of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a general view of the turban as it would appear arranged in one pattern on the head of a wearer.

2,820,227 Patented Jan. 21, 1958 Figure 5 is a View of the turban as it would appear arranged in another pattern on the head of a wearer.

In general, the turban comprises a pair of substantially identical panels of material, each panel preferably being folded into two layers of material. The folded panels or envelopes are fastened together only along a portion of a pair of their adjacent open edges and, when assembled, have a generally elongated pattern. Hook and ring assemblies are provided at each of the outer corners of the envelopes.

Referring now to the drawings in more detail, there is shown in Figure 1 a pair of substantially identical panels 1 and 2, each of which is preferably folded into two layers of fabric, which layers together define an envelope in each of the panels as shown in Figure 3. Envelope 1 has a pair of open inner edges 3 and 4, and envelope 2 has a pair of open inner edges 5 and 6. Edges 3 and 5 are fastened together in any convenient manner, as by sewing, the fastening preferably extending along only the central portion of edges 3 and 5 to leave the respective end portions of edges 3 and 5 free. The edges 4 and 6 are unattached excepting at the extreme ends thereof where they join edges 3 and 5, respectively. Edges 4 and 6 tend to be somewhat concave.

The envelopes 1 and 2 are each sufficiently longer than their width that the structure provided when they are assembled in the mariner shown in Figure l is likewise somewhat longer than its width. Each of the longer outer edges 7 and 8 are curved in a converging direction at their respective ends as indicated at 8a, 8b, 7a and 7b, respectively. The short side edges of the assembled envelopes are indicated at 11, 11a, 12 and 12a, and extend from the meeting points 13 and 14, defined by the ex treme ends of the inner edges 3, 4, 5 and 6, divergingly until they each intersect the long outer edges 7 and 8. The angular relationship of the adjacent pairs of edges, such as the edge 11 with respect to the edge lb or the edge 11a with respect to the edge 8b, is such as to define a somewhat acute angle at each of said corners, as best shown in Figure 1.

Ring and hook arrangements are provided at diagonally opposite corners, such as the ring 16 being provided at the corner 17 and the ring 18 being provided at the opposite corner 19. Similarly, the hook 21 is held by a ring 22 which is fastened in any convenient manner, as by sewing, into the corner 23. A similar hook 24 is similarly fastened to the diagonally opposite corner 26.

As best shown in Figure 2, each of the panels 1 and 2 is preferably folded into a pair of layers 27 and 28 arranged in spaced, face to face relationship with each other. The two layers in each of the panels are integral along their long outer edges 7 and 8 and their side edges are fastened together at mutually in-turned ends 29 and 31 (Figure 3) in any convenient manner, as by stitching. The structure of panel 2 is identical with that of panel 1.

While the foregoing has referred to any flexible cloth or textile panel, it will be appreciated that in conforming the turban to the head of the wearer, and doing so in a variety of arrangements, it will be desirable in the interests of securing a close and attractive appearing fit to make the panels from knitted material having a high degree of resiliency, although this is merely preferable and is not essential for all purposes of the invention. .Where the knit construction is used, it is desirable to provide a rib knit portion A adjacent to the edges 3, 4, 5 and 6 in order to obtain a greater resiliency for this portion of the article.

In Figures 4 and 5 there are illustrated two of the many ways in which this turban can be applied to the head of a wearer. In Figure 4 there is shown an arrangement whereby the panel 2 is affixed with its edge 8 immediately above the forehead of the wearer and its respective hook and ring 21 and 18 are inter-engaged at the back of the head of the wearer. The panel 1 is then drawn around the back of the head of the wearer and the hook and ring 16 and 24 are inter-engaged under the wearers chin.

In Figure 5 the two panels are folded so that their edges 7 and 8 are laid parallel to and slightly offset from each other with both edges being placed adjacent and immediately above the forehead of the wearer. The respective corners are then engaged at the back of the wearers head. The corners of the upper of the two panels, depending on which way they are placed on the wearers head, are interengaged at a point lower down on the wearers head than are the corners of the lower panel.

Other arrangements of the turban on the wearers head may be provided subject only to the ingenuity of the wearer and need no further elaboration.

It will be apparent by making panels 1 and 2 of different colors, or different materials, a wide variety of color patterns may be obtained by the wearer. Further, if each half of the panels, indicated by the layers 27 and 28 in Figure 3 are similarly made of different materials and/or of different colors, the variety of color patterns may be made even greater.

While the specific embodiment of the invention has been here utilized for illustrative purposes, it will be apparent that many other specific arrangements will present themselves to persons acquainted with articles of this general sort and hence the hereinafter appended claims are to be interpreted as including said variations unless said claims by their own terms expressly provide otherwise.

I claim:

1. A headgear, comprising: a pair of similar panels formed from flexible and resilient material, each panel having a pair of substantially parallel longitudinal edges and being folded upon itself along a line substantially parallel with, and approximately midway between, its

said longitudinal edges to form a pair of envelopes; means tending to contract said parallel edges in each said panel;

means securing a portion of one of said pair of parallel edges of said one panel to a portion of an adjacent said parallel edge of said other panel; and inter-engagebale fastening means secured to opposite ends of each said panel near the fold line therein.

2. A headgear comprising: a pair of similar elongated envelopes formed from flexible and resilient material, each envelope being comprised of a pair of elongated panels each having first and second lengthwise edges and a pair of end edges, said panels being secured to each other along the first lengthwise edges and along both pairs of end edges, the second lengthwise edges defining an opening in each envelope; means tending to contract said second lengthwise edges in each envelope; means securing a portion of the second lengthwise edge of one panel in one envelope to a portion of the second lengthwise edge of the corresponding panel in the other envelope; first fastening means secured to each envelope near one end of the first lengthwise edges of the panels therein, and second fastening means secured to each envelope near the opposite end of the first lengthwise edges of said panels therein, said first fastening means being releasably engageable with said second fastening means.

3. The structure of claim 2 wherein the first and second lengthwise edges are substantially parallel and the end edges of each panel converge toward the second lengthwise edge.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,598,287 Larson Aug. 31, 1926 2,469,250 Von Schrenk May 3, 1949 2,568,399 Kahn Sept. 18, 1951 2,573,564 Goldstein Oct. 30, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 335,805 Great Britain Oct. 2, 1930 

